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mcconnell any advice. you tell the president, mr. mr. president, if you stand by mitch mcconnell's side, you can't stand by my side. if you support a man and say you understand what he is doing a guy who is your friend and says his life's work is destroying me and everybody around me, i'm not coming over. i'm not working with you. i'm going to do my own again do you and, yet, he's in there sitting there talking. there is really no excuse for it. you can have people say all they want. well, he's a majority leader. yeah, he is a majority leader. but the president is trying to destroy him and destroy people who work for him. so don't stand by him and smile anding a like nothing's happened. >> at the same time the president says he wants to get deals done, he goes out and says the things he says publicly about mitch mcconnell, mitch mcconnell isn't fooled by the niceties president trump dropped on him in the rose garden. as mika just showed a couple hours earlier, he was on board with the bannon plan, steve ba
mcconnell any advice. you tell the president, mr. mr. president, if you stand by mitch mcconnell's side, you can't stand by my side. if you support a man and say you understand what he is doing a guy who is your friend and says his life's work is destroying me and everybody around me, i'm not coming over. i'm not working with you. i'm going to do my own again do you and, yet, he's in there sitting there talking. there is really no excuse for it. you can have people say all they want. well, he's...
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care when they retired, whose families were promised pensions and got a congress, including senator mcconnell from the coal state of kentucky, which is holding up legislation to make sure these families have the health care and the pensions tt theyere prised. so -- if you think about all of the mines who suffered and died from black lung disease or all of the other injuries, yeah, i would say that as a nation, we owe these folks a great deal. >> amen. [ applause ] which is why i want to keep the promises that were made to them by the countries that went bankrupt and make sure those countries get the pensions and the health care that they desperately need. [ applause ] >> so since you're working in the mines and coal is a boom bust business, folks agree with that, right? >> yes. >> times get good, people get flush, people get jobs, everyone goes under, right, comes back. there's always that sense that maybe it's going to come back. do you think that the president could get the mines opening again? can you imagine a future mcdole mcdowell where coal comes back the way it was in 1980? >> i hope
care when they retired, whose families were promised pensions and got a congress, including senator mcconnell from the coal state of kentucky, which is holding up legislation to make sure these families have the health care and the pensions tt theyere prised. so -- if you think about all of the mines who suffered and died from black lung disease or all of the other injuries, yeah, i would say that as a nation, we owe these folks a great deal. >> amen. [ applause ] which is why i want to...
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although the democrat leads mitch mcconnell by seven points with women, mcconnell's advantage is more pronounced. for whatevers nasty or positive reason they like mcconnell more than women like allison grimes. women often make up a larger percentage of the people who vote. think about that. can the gender gap save the senate for the democrats? larry sabateau from the center for politics. and stephanie shriak is president of emily's list. larry, i want your take on how it looks. >> i'm not ready to go there yechlt i have seen analyseses even today giving republicans enormous odds to take the senate. i don't see it that way. it's on the edge of the fence post. if republicans win the senate it will be by a seat or two. if democrats hold it, it will be either 51-49 or 50-50. >> yeah. i have been thinking a good night for the democrat is to lose five seats and get the senate. women. what bugs women even in a downer period of time when no one is particularly cheerful? why would women still vote against the republican challengers, against incumbents? >> like you said, women will decide the e
although the democrat leads mitch mcconnell by seven points with women, mcconnell's advantage is more pronounced. for whatevers nasty or positive reason they like mcconnell more than women like allison grimes. women often make up a larger percentage of the people who vote. think about that. can the gender gap save the senate for the democrats? larry sabateau from the center for politics. and stephanie shriak is president of emily's list. larry, i want your take on how it looks. >> i'm not...
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i have not spoken to mitch mcconnell. and i heard him say the democrats don't want to work with him. that's not accurate. >> okay. >> i am one that wants to work with my friends. i've been reaching out and shelley and i have been speaking. susan collins and i and dean heller and i have been speaking. we want to fix this thing and chuck schumer wants to fix it. >> how do we make that happen? the president says he doesn't think chuck schumer is serious. how do we get beyond the fact that both sides are talking at each other? how do we get actual working together happening? >> when this first all came about, started down this path, i spoke to the president. he called. we were speaking on different issues. >> i said i'd love to help you on health care y. i just cannot go down the repeal process. we're not going to repeal it and throw it out and start it over and have anything similar to what we have now that's helping people. can you be the mr. fix it president and let's repair it? in my heart of hearts, i know he wants to fi
i have not spoken to mitch mcconnell. and i heard him say the democrats don't want to work with him. that's not accurate. >> okay. >> i am one that wants to work with my friends. i've been reaching out and shelley and i have been speaking. susan collins and i and dean heller and i have been speaking. we want to fix this thing and chuck schumer wants to fix it. >> how do we make that happen? the president says he doesn't think chuck schumer is serious. how do we get beyond the...
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but all eyes are going to be on his meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. this comes after the two had tensions of cold war. some have put it as strongly as that. because the president has publicly and privately accused leader mcconnell for failing to repeal and replace obamacare. we feel like he was not able to get the ball over the finish line. so what is on the menu today? i'm told the budget, tax reform and, of course, health care, just last week, the president announcing the executive orders aimed at gutting parts of obamacare. but look, hallie, the stakes couldn't be higher. because the administration, congress wasn't able to repeal and replace obamacare, sources here at the white house and on capitol hill say he needs to really have a legislative victory when it comes to tax reform. in order to do that, they need to get the budget first. so this comes as over the weekend you pointed out, one of the president's former top advisers steve bannon essentially declaring war on the establishment brand of the republican party. but the president taking a diff
but all eyes are going to be on his meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. this comes after the two had tensions of cold war. some have put it as strongly as that. because the president has publicly and privately accused leader mcconnell for failing to repeal and replace obamacare. we feel like he was not able to get the ball over the finish line. so what is on the menu today? i'm told the budget, tax reform and, of course, health care, just last week, the president announcing the...
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again, now, president trump, mitch mcconnell, behind closed doors, in mitch mcconnell's office. i would love to be a fly on the wall. >> while you stand there, i know you're standing in position, let's just recap here. the president was walking down the corridor, right off the senate floor, on the second floor of the capitol, one of the most secure places in washington, and we saw something that i've never seen there. we've seen protesters -- >> i haven't either. >> at hearing rooms, on all sides of issues. those are at the separate buildings. but never in the capitol itself. actually dangerous situation, in the capitol but the president was never in danger. but this was a major security breach. and this is going to be investigated. as you were just describing it. as the president walked by this protester was throwing some flags down, correct? >> that's right, andrea. obviously the capitol's a very secure building so walking in here typically requires a staff i.d. and if you don't have an i.d., you have to have an appointment and be invited by a senator or congressman's office t
again, now, president trump, mitch mcconnell, behind closed doors, in mitch mcconnell's office. i would love to be a fly on the wall. >> while you stand there, i know you're standing in position, let's just recap here. the president was walking down the corridor, right off the senate floor, on the second floor of the capitol, one of the most secure places in washington, and we saw something that i've never seen there. we've seen protesters -- >> i haven't either. >> at hearing...
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how about mitch mcconnell? has he played a role in this particular election given the fact that there's no love lost between these two men? >> it's similar to what we saw in alabama. we haven't necessarily seen mitch mcconnell going out and making statements to the press but mitch mcconnell has a very robust political machine that does operate in some of these primaries and the accusations from blankenship is that some of the negative ads that he's facing are being funded and being pushed by mitch mcconnell and his allies. we do know that when different candidates, including roy moore, make it apart of their campaign to attack the majority leader, mitch mcconnell a savvy operator in washington doesn't take that lying down and even though they're members of his own party, he takes the fight back to them and that's what we've seen in west virginia. he's very much hoping that blankenship does not make it out of this primary race and there are a lot of negative ads attacking mr. blankenship that would make it diffi
how about mitch mcconnell? has he played a role in this particular election given the fact that there's no love lost between these two men? >> it's similar to what we saw in alabama. we haven't necessarily seen mitch mcconnell going out and making statements to the press but mitch mcconnell has a very robust political machine that does operate in some of these primaries and the accusations from blankenship is that some of the negative ads that he's facing are being funded and being pushed...
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we're going to cut off the oxygen to mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell's biggest asset is the money. we're going to make it the biggest liability because we're going after these guys tooth and nail. >> there's a time and season for everything, and right now it's a season of war against a gop establishment. >> war. when asked about bannon's challenge to purify the party of nontrump sters and replace them with full-fledged trump sters, mcconnell has characterized it as a threat to a governing party, a governing majority. >> you have to make it a party of winners. we plan to protect our incumbents and help people get nominated who actually can win elections. >> well, there are new signs that mcconnell is trying to fight back. according to the washington post today, allies of senator mcconnell declared open warfare on wednesday against steve bannon. open warfare. a super pac aligned with mcconnell plans to attack bannon personally as it works to protect gop incumbents. the message bannon is toxic, stay away from him. here's steve law, the head of that super pac. >> our concern about stev
we're going to cut off the oxygen to mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell's biggest asset is the money. we're going to make it the biggest liability because we're going after these guys tooth and nail. >> there's a time and season for everything, and right now it's a season of war against a gop establishment. >> war. when asked about bannon's challenge to purify the party of nontrump sters and replace them with full-fledged trump sters, mcconnell has characterized it as a threat to a...
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i'm just going to run against mitch mcconnell. and it was a somewhat similar strategy roy moore took on. explain what that's about. >> well, as you mentioned, we are in a republican primary. so he's not -- he has no reason to attack the democrat right now. and kind of the surest way to align yourself with the part of the party who's most closely aligned with trump and is most popular in west virginia is to take on the republican establishment. >> but why do they hate him so much? you can take on people and it doesn't work. but there's something there that says mitch mcconnell is what? >> well, mitch mcconnell is just kind of a . >> of what basically trump was elected to combat in a lot of these people's minds, which is business as usual in washington, people who say they're going to get things done and they don't get things done. we have seen some continuation of that even with the republican president. for years mitch mcconnell romsed that an obamacare repeal was coming. the excuse was we don't have enough senators, we don't have
i'm just going to run against mitch mcconnell. and it was a somewhat similar strategy roy moore took on. explain what that's about. >> well, as you mentioned, we are in a republican primary. so he's not -- he has no reason to attack the democrat right now. and kind of the surest way to align yourself with the part of the party who's most closely aligned with trump and is most popular in west virginia is to take on the republican establishment. >> but why do they hate him so much?...
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blankenship has attacked mcconnell, called him cocaine mitch. gone after his wife. >> in racist terms. yeah. >> mitch mcconnell is out of the 535 members of congress the one least likely to have experimented with cocaine. blankanin shhh is arguing essentially as many other candidates this year are arguing in republican primaries that he is the trumpiest. so much so that when the president attacked him today he actually said i'm even trumpier than trump. >> i think we have that cocaine mitch ad. let's look at it. >> they are running ads that say the coal mine blew up and i went to prison. there is no surprise there. if you want jobs and if you want to end the drug epidemic and if you want to protect the unborn you need to vote for me. up with of my goals as u.s. senator will be to ditch cocaine mitch. >> that of course did not include the incendiary remarks about mitch mcconnell's wife that you referenced. i'm not sure i have ever seen a political ad like that in my career. >> some of the viewers may be too young you approximate it reminded me of
blankenship has attacked mcconnell, called him cocaine mitch. gone after his wife. >> in racist terms. yeah. >> mitch mcconnell is out of the 535 members of congress the one least likely to have experimented with cocaine. blankanin shhh is arguing essentially as many other candidates this year are arguing in republican primaries that he is the trumpiest. so much so that when the president attacked him today he actually said i'm even trumpier than trump. >> i think we have that...
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mcconnell -- i mean, you have to say mcconnell started it. if we're going to the playgroundologic. >> everything is playgroundologic now. >> and what he said actually doesn't make any sense. it's not actually president trump's fault that for seven years republicans were talking about repeal and replace and then didn't have a plan in place. the expectation that they would after six months with a republican government be able to do something on obamacare wasn't something that president trump just artificially created. he accepted a timetable that essentially the congressional republicans came to him with. so i just think that this is kind of a blame shifting on the senate majority leaders part that you can expect president trump to respond to forcefully. >> one thing about mitch mcconnell, though, that is a little bit different when donald trump has had these spats with other republicans, they all eventually backed down. mitch mcconnell has a high tolerance for unpopularity. he has won multiple times in kentucky not as the most popular guy. he'
mcconnell -- i mean, you have to say mcconnell started it. if we're going to the playgroundologic. >> everything is playgroundologic now. >> and what he said actually doesn't make any sense. it's not actually president trump's fault that for seven years republicans were talking about repeal and replace and then didn't have a plan in place. the expectation that they would after six months with a republican government be able to do something on obamacare wasn't something that...
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care when they retired, whose families were promised pensions and got a congress, including senator mcconnell from the coal state of kentucky, which is holding up legislation to make sure these families have the health care and the pensions that they were promised. so -- if you think about all of the mines who suffered and died from black lung disease or all of the other injuries, yeah, i would say that as a nation, we owe these folks a great deal. >> amen. [ applause ] which is why i want to keep the promises that were made to them by the countries that went bankrupt and make sure those countries get the pensions and the health care that they desperately need. [ applause ] >> so since you're working in the mines and coal is a boom bust business, folks agree with that, right? >> yes. >> times get good, people get flush, people get jobs, everyone goes under, right, comes back. there's always that sense that maybe it's going to come back. do you think that the president could get the mines opening again? can you imagine a future mcdole whe mcdowell where coal comes back the way it was in 1980?
care when they retired, whose families were promised pensions and got a congress, including senator mcconnell from the coal state of kentucky, which is holding up legislation to make sure these families have the health care and the pensions that they were promised. so -- if you think about all of the mines who suffered and died from black lung disease or all of the other injuries, yeah, i would say that as a nation, we owe these folks a great deal. >> amen. [ applause ] which is why i...
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mitch mcconnell is another. the white house said that there are four principles that the president has demanded all along. there is ending chain migration and the visa lottery program, funding for the border wall and that will enable him to say yes to something like daca. is that what the white house wants or do you see some ax b-- some ambiguitity there. >> the principles are fine but at the end of the day we vote on legislation and not principles. but we're talking about operational control of the border and border security. and again as republicans an democrats will acknowledge the problems with the visa lottery and the family migration so those four principles are fine, but again it comes down to legislation. there will be bills on floor of the senate and hopefully the house and that is what we need to hear from the white house on. what specific legislation are they willing to support. we can talk principles until we are blue in the face but we don't vote on the principles. >>> there are a lot of folks in th
mitch mcconnell is another. the white house said that there are four principles that the president has demanded all along. there is ending chain migration and the visa lottery program, funding for the border wall and that will enable him to say yes to something like daca. is that what the white house wants or do you see some ax b-- some ambiguitity there. >> the principles are fine but at the end of the day we vote on legislation and not principles. but we're talking about operational...
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enjoy having some kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. i don't know what his preferred drink is but, you know, my ai t interactions with mitch mcconnell, he's always been very straightforward to me. to his credit he has never made a promise that he couldn't deliver and, you know, he knows the legislative process well. >> and yet republican senator bob corker is predicting they're unlikely to hit up happy hour together. senator mcconnell and he have penned an op-ed saying with their new-found power they will focus on the jobs and economy and look for opportunities where they exist. many believe it's the keystone xl pipeline and during a news conference mcconnell seemed to be at ease where there was work on tax reform and no shutdowns or defaults but the senate would be run far differently from his predecessor. >> earlier today i got a call from the president also from senator reid and the speaker and ted cruz too. which i thought you'd be interested in. i've been called by three prominent democrats since last night, prominent democrats. th
enjoy having some kentucky bourbon with mitch mcconnell. i don't know what his preferred drink is but, you know, my ai t interactions with mitch mcconnell, he's always been very straightforward to me. to his credit he has never made a promise that he couldn't deliver and, you know, he knows the legislative process well. >> and yet republican senator bob corker is predicting they're unlikely to hit up happy hour together. senator mcconnell and he have penned an op-ed saying with their...
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about half an hour before mitch mcconnell came out to address his supporters, mcconnell became rand paul head quarters. rand paul took the stage half an hour before mitch mcconnell did. but rand paul being rand paul, he barely mengtsed mitch mcconnell in his speech. instead, he just gave a version of his own rand paul stump speech. >> tonight, we begin to rebuild america by freeing up american ingenuity, freeing up all forms of ingenuity. tonight, we say to the president, yes, we did build that. we say to hillary clinton, yes, businesses do create jobs. >> and to be clear, this was not rand paul re-election night. hi wasn't running this year. this was mitch mcconnell re-election night. but in case rand paul didn't put too fine a point, he finally just got right to the point about what exactly he was doing there. >> if the president rejects the will of the people, then in 2016, we rise up and elect someone who will restore the values of our founding fathers. >> rand paul, even though he was not on the ballot this year, he had a lot personally riding on what happened in kentucky this year.
about half an hour before mitch mcconnell came out to address his supporters, mcconnell became rand paul head quarters. rand paul took the stage half an hour before mitch mcconnell did. but rand paul being rand paul, he barely mengtsed mitch mcconnell in his speech. instead, he just gave a version of his own rand paul stump speech. >> tonight, we begin to rebuild america by freeing up american ingenuity, freeing up all forms of ingenuity. tonight, we say to the president, yes, we did...
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was nothing that mitch mcconnell could do about it. there has never been a more powerless majority leader of the senate than mitch mcconnell in his relationship with the president. any republican majority leader could have rammed through the judicial confirmations that mitch mcconnell has rammed through the senate. that's the easy part of the job. every other part of mitch mcconnell's job is made impossibly difficult or just plain impossible by the worst and most erratic president in history. why, why would mitch mcconnell want more of this, especially when kentucky has no gratitude for the job that he's been doing in the senate. polling shows that mitch mcconnell has a 33% approval rating in kentucky. that is a deadly approval rating for an incumbent senator. 61% of kentucky voters say that mitch mcconnell has been there too long, and it's time for someone new. mitch mcconnell is already the longest serving senator in kentucky history. kentucky is done with mitch mcconnell if democrats can find the right candidate to run against him,
was nothing that mitch mcconnell could do about it. there has never been a more powerless majority leader of the senate than mitch mcconnell in his relationship with the president. any republican majority leader could have rammed through the judicial confirmations that mitch mcconnell has rammed through the senate. that's the easy part of the job. every other part of mitch mcconnell's job is made impossibly difficult or just plain impossible by the worst and most erratic president in history....
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i'm with karine, mitch mcconnell, in the current world order, mitch mcconnell and donald trump will stop all gun and safety measures 100%. doesn't matter how many mass shootings there are, political change is not necessary. however the thing that changes the political structure is when the money starts to change. when republicans that march to the nra's tune, to their orders, start to get pressured by other financially organized interests, by business groups, by when walmart decides to do what it did, every retailer in the country that touches guns or ammunition is watching walmart's stock, understands those are sophisticated people in arkansas and who know it's not the public opinion changing so much but the public opinion is changing the way it has an impact on the bottom line and stock price. when that starts to happen, which is like symbolically and practically the walmart thing matters so much, everyone in the business community looks at walmart. they don't all necessarily do what walmart does, but when you start to see businesses recognize their current policys are bad for the bott
i'm with karine, mitch mcconnell, in the current world order, mitch mcconnell and donald trump will stop all gun and safety measures 100%. doesn't matter how many mass shootings there are, political change is not necessary. however the thing that changes the political structure is when the money starts to change. when republicans that march to the nra's tune, to their orders, start to get pressured by other financially organized interests, by business groups, by when walmart decides to do what...
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and we had republicans, mccain, mcconnell, saying what a good women she was. they are not allowing a vote. we are basing it on shell evidence. we are here trying to have a woman confirmed as attorney general of the united states. and i want to say this to all your viewers. we put up with this far too long. and we're going to either have a vote on her very soon. i will create one. i know parliamentary procedure around here. we will put up with it a little longer. >> you have a way --. >> i will force a vote. >> what will take it to happen? >> i had a conversation today. with a number of rep republicans who say they have to get it done or they have an opportunity to vote against here. >> okay. that was a surprise. senator harry reid telling me, i know parliamentary procedure around here. we are going to put up with it a little while longer but not much. we will have a vote for her soon. what senator reid is preparing on doing to get a new attorney general in the country f, if he is proposing what i think he is proposing, it would be upset against the senate. but
and we had republicans, mccain, mcconnell, saying what a good women she was. they are not allowing a vote. we are basing it on shell evidence. we are here trying to have a woman confirmed as attorney general of the united states. and i want to say this to all your viewers. we put up with this far too long. and we're going to either have a vote on her very soon. i will create one. i know parliamentary procedure around here. we will put up with it a little longer. >> you have a way --....
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mcconnell worked for corporate interest. he has taken more money from corporate interest than any other senator and that has been true for multiple cycles. that's who he cares about. corporations by the way love the filibuster. it protects them from progressive legislation and they pay mitch mcconnell as a form of protection money against this progressive legislation. donald trump only works for himself. the only bank account he cares about is donald trump's bank account. now corporation did not want a global economic meltdown. obviously. donald trump, however, wanted the chaos that made joe biden look bad. so mitch mcconnell played it cute. he was hoping democrats wouldn't blink. it didn't turn out the way he wanted so he decided to blink. he's the one who reversed on this because at the end, he works for the corporation, not for donald trump. >> i thought he cared a lot about coal miners. >> well, i mean, what's interesting is he liked to play dress up as a coal miner when he goes to west virginia, but i don't think he car
mcconnell worked for corporate interest. he has taken more money from corporate interest than any other senator and that has been true for multiple cycles. that's who he cares about. corporations by the way love the filibuster. it protects them from progressive legislation and they pay mitch mcconnell as a form of protection money against this progressive legislation. donald trump only works for himself. the only bank account he cares about is donald trump's bank account. now corporation did...
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and it seems like mcconnell understands that. they're going to have a vote at the beginning of next week and then folks are going to come home. >> i've got a question for you from one of our producers on this show. he says how is the cbo scoring this over a ten year window given that the gop plan would presumably include some kind of a replacement plan in that two-year window? how are they finding that score, is it just repeal. >> yeah. at the end of the day, from the republican perspective it's all just about repeal. the cbo, however, is looking at this over a ten-year period, and they're saying, okay, if you put a plan in place next year, this is what it's going to look like, this is how it plays out. it's not taking into account that there is no obamacare per se, and that there's going to be this mining period wf two years to come up with something else. that will change the cbo -- again, as i said before, the cbo only gives you what you put in. that's how it works. at the end of the day they're going to work off the informati
and it seems like mcconnell understands that. they're going to have a vote at the beginning of next week and then folks are going to come home. >> i've got a question for you from one of our producers on this show. he says how is the cbo scoring this over a ten year window given that the gop plan would presumably include some kind of a replacement plan in that two-year window? how are they finding that score, is it just repeal. >> yeah. at the end of the day, from the republican...
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because while mcconnell and former president trump never sought to eye, mcconnell routinely did everything in his power to shield trump from accountability for his actions. mcconnell voted against impeaching trump twice. the second vote coming after trump's supporters led a violent insurrection that desecrated mcconnell's beloved senate chamber itself. at the time, mcconnell assured us trump would still be legally liable for his actions and yet, four years later, it is mcconnell whose career is and it trump's second yet another term in office. perhaps if mcconnell had governed differently, we might have a different presidential race right now. or a court focused on healing divisions rather than deepening them. instead, we are living in the political world mitch mcconnell created and so the only thing i can applaud about his career is that it is almost. i gotcha. i. not you. you! your business bank account with quickbooks money now earns 5% apy. (♪♪) that's how you business differently. intuit quickbooks. right now you can get a free footlong at subway. just buy any footlong in the app
because while mcconnell and former president trump never sought to eye, mcconnell routinely did everything in his power to shield trump from accountability for his actions. mcconnell voted against impeaching trump twice. the second vote coming after trump's supporters led a violent insurrection that desecrated mcconnell's beloved senate chamber itself. at the time, mcconnell assured us trump would still be legally liable for his actions and yet, four years later, it is mcconnell whose career is...
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i think that's what mcconnell is doing today. he is -- he is letting it known -- letting it be known that he is done with donald trump and he is appalled at what happened last week and how the president incited it and -- and i don't know if he would actually vote for impeachment, but the fact that he has put this out there and it doesn't get out from mcconnell unless he wants it out, in conjunction with liz cheney's statement about how she's going to vote for impeachment and i would wager a lot of money that there was communication between the two. certainly between the two camps, between the principals, is a signal and it's giving cover to republicans to vote for impeachment and to vote to convict. if they wish to do so. but i'm not going to, you know, make bold predictions about the fever, the trump fever, having broken yet in the -- in the republican party. i'll, you know, i'll believe that when i see it actually happen. it's -- for one thing, i think, frankly, there are a lot of these republican house members and some senator
i think that's what mcconnell is doing today. he is -- he is letting it known -- letting it be known that he is done with donald trump and he is appalled at what happened last week and how the president incited it and -- and i don't know if he would actually vote for impeachment, but the fact that he has put this out there and it doesn't get out from mcconnell unless he wants it out, in conjunction with liz cheney's statement about how she's going to vote for impeachment and i would wager a lot...
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the likelihood the president could undermine mitch mcconnell's strategy? >> i don't think out of the box he will. and i don't think someone will go rogue because that would be a real problem for that particular senator having to deal with mcconnell after the fact. i suspect at least in the first few days of this, it is going to go as scripted by mcconnell to the extent that the president gets a censor feeling, craig, that there's not a lot of pop here, that he's somehow losing the narrative or his lawyers who are made for tv, more made for fox lawyers than anything else, aren't necessarily getting across what trump wants to get across, then you may see some agitation by the president on twitter. i think by and large, what mcconnell has been able to do very effectively is rein in and control the president's out burst with respect to his particular strategy on impeachment as opposed to what the president wants on impeachment. >> senator, i want to play something lindsey graham said over the weekend. >> i think he wants to have a chance to have his day in cou
the likelihood the president could undermine mitch mcconnell's strategy? >> i don't think out of the box he will. and i don't think someone will go rogue because that would be a real problem for that particular senator having to deal with mcconnell after the fact. i suspect at least in the first few days of this, it is going to go as scripted by mcconnell to the extent that the president gets a censor feeling, craig, that there's not a lot of pop here, that he's somehow losing the...
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and when mitch mcconnell, senator mcconnell said he was going to work in lockstep with the president, we now have the proof in this resolution, and that's why you've seen the president's lawyers tweeting their approval of this resolution because it tries to speed this through in the dead of night and changes the rules relative to the clinton provisions in dramatic ways. we all heard senator mcconnell over and over tell the country that he was going to follow the clinton model. well, he doesn't follow that with respect to the time allocations in terms of how you spread it out. but there's also a very interesting provision in here that says all the evidence that's already been collected by the house of representatives does not enter into evidence and the trial from the beginning. it would go in at the end. and only then by motion, which means only by majority vote, which is an outrageous change from what the clinton trial proceedings were. and it means two things possibly, but all of them are troubling. >> tell me what you think the two things are because i'm confused. there seems somet
and when mitch mcconnell, senator mcconnell said he was going to work in lockstep with the president, we now have the proof in this resolution, and that's why you've seen the president's lawyers tweeting their approval of this resolution because it tries to speed this through in the dead of night and changes the rules relative to the clinton provisions in dramatic ways. we all heard senator mcconnell over and over tell the country that he was going to follow the clinton model. well, he doesn't...
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how much less mitch mcconnell likes him. there's -- there's a calculation that every republican has to be doing, every republican senator, which is if a wishing fairy told you that you would keep the senate either way, would you be happier with president trump or without him? and i think if republicans are sure they could keep their majority they'd be happier without him. >> yeah, and jonathan allen, there's another big question for mitch mcconnell and other republicans. let's just assume for a moment that mitch mcconnell himself -- that he was not up for re-election next year. that big question is, who do they really want at the top of the ticket next year? do they really want donald trump at the top of the republican ticket next year? >> i mean, the truth is for mitch mcconnell, like any congressional leader, his priority is keeping his caucus as big as it possibly can be, keeping a majority in his case. he'll do the calculation closer to the election whether donald trump is better for that cause or mike pence is better fo
how much less mitch mcconnell likes him. there's -- there's a calculation that every republican has to be doing, every republican senator, which is if a wishing fairy told you that you would keep the senate either way, would you be happier with president trump or without him? and i think if republicans are sure they could keep their majority they'd be happier without him. >> yeah, and jonathan allen, there's another big question for mitch mcconnell and other republicans. let's just assume...
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what is mitch mcconnell thinking tonight? his numbers in kentucky, his popularity is not good to put it mildly. mitch mcconnell's up for re-election next year. what does this mean for him? >> i was talking down to vaughn hilliard as we were just getting the nbc news call about beshear being the apparent winner and what vaughn was saying at the time that call came in was that mitch mcconnell's numbers looked basically exactly like matt bevins' numbers in kentucky. every race is different, and that ffl be that'll be a presidential election year. but it can look good. i imagine the republicans will make this a personal loss for bevin. >> we're going to beshear headquarters right now in louisville. >> let me first start by thanking my running meat jacqueline coleman. you are an incredible friend, an amazing running mate and i know you're going to be a phenomenal lieutenant governor. tonight voters in kentucky sent a message loud and clear for everyone to hear. it's a message that says our elections don't have to be about right ve
what is mitch mcconnell thinking tonight? his numbers in kentucky, his popularity is not good to put it mildly. mitch mcconnell's up for re-election next year. what does this mean for him? >> i was talking down to vaughn hilliard as we were just getting the nbc news call about beshear being the apparent winner and what vaughn was saying at the time that call came in was that mitch mcconnell's numbers looked basically exactly like matt bevins' numbers in kentucky. every race is different,...
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mcconnell of bungling the health care issue. he was more animate bed what he intermated what the senator's refusal to protect him from investigation of russian interference in 2016 election. here is the sourcing, according to republicans he briefed on the conversation. and david, that is saying that there are some republicans who know about this conversation. each of them becomes of investigative interest to the special prosecutor who will no doubt want to hear from mitch mcconnell and want it to hear from him under oath about this phone call and want to know who mitch mcconnell told about this phone call and who else might have been listening to this phone call while it was going on. i think ron can confirm to us it would not be terribly unusual in the senate majority leaders office to have a staff person or someone else hearing the leaders end of a presidential phone call. >> right. i would thurry expect that at least one of the persons listening to take notes on this call. and having been on the other end after few of donald
mcconnell of bungling the health care issue. he was more animate bed what he intermated what the senator's refusal to protect him from investigation of russian interference in 2016 election. here is the sourcing, according to republicans he briefed on the conversation. and david, that is saying that there are some republicans who know about this conversation. each of them becomes of investigative interest to the special prosecutor who will no doubt want to hear from mitch mcconnell and want it...
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mcconnell wants to stop. he wants to make this a choice election and put alison grimes in the spotlight. is she prepared for that battle to define her. keep an eye on this. the next 60 days i think will decide this race more so perhaps than the last 60. >>> coming up, more candidates. congressman jack kingston will be here to talk about his hopes for making the senate runoff isn't georgia. we'll also talk to brian smith in idaho. but first, today's tdr 50 trivia question. as you know the tdr 50 train is in kentucky this week. the most recent kentucky senator to serve as both senator majority leader and senator minority leader. who is it? mcconnell hopes to become the second one. the first person to tweet the correct answer will get the on-air shoutout. the answer is coming up in three minutes. you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging marke
mcconnell wants to stop. he wants to make this a choice election and put alison grimes in the spotlight. is she prepared for that battle to define her. keep an eye on this. the next 60 days i think will decide this race more so perhaps than the last 60. >>> coming up, more candidates. congressman jack kingston will be here to talk about his hopes for making the senate runoff isn't georgia. we'll also talk to brian smith in idaho. but first, today's tdr 50 trivia question. as you know...
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mitch mcconnell is not a good faith arbiter. he's clearly political. he doesn't believe in articles or norms or basic rules of decorum, so you can't operate within the boundaries of rules with someone who doesn't respect the rules. and everything seems to point in the direction of mitch mcconnell less than 50 days. so now it's not only up to democrats but republicans. what is he going to do. >> really quickly, do you think today's democrats are going to fight really hard and load up the courts in case mitch mcconnell goes his route. >> we have to be. there's no other option for democrats. if we don't fight now, there's no other fight to be had. this is our moment. >> no more mr. nice guy. michael starr hopkins. thank you. >>> in a review, it was the third most important issue on a presidential election, but will it now become more important for voters? we'll get a reaction from early voters all day here on msnbc as we take a live picture of the supreme court as the sun is rising in d.c. the sun is rising in d.c. stay restless with the icon that does th
mitch mcconnell is not a good faith arbiter. he's clearly political. he doesn't believe in articles or norms or basic rules of decorum, so you can't operate within the boundaries of rules with someone who doesn't respect the rules. and everything seems to point in the direction of mitch mcconnell less than 50 days. so now it's not only up to democrats but republicans. what is he going to do. >> really quickly, do you think today's democrats are going to fight really hard and load up the...
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>> senator graham is pretty close to senator mcconnell and waited to see what mcconnell is up and close to the business community. they don't want to see problems with the debt ceiling. what we're watching right now is politico -- >> i can hear you. your microphone is back. please start again with the answer. forgive me. >> senator graham is gross to senator mcconnell so you can often read what mcconnell is doing by reading senator graham and mcconnell doesn't want to rupture the business community so important to the republican party, don't want to see a debt ceiling shutdown and watching two veterans of the senate, president biden and leader mcconnell have a standoff on who will blink first. on one hand president biden is not the same centrist we have seen in the past part of the career. this is someone to be a progressive transformational president. he doesn't want to back down on the agenda. but as bob woodward and i show in the book the strategy with biden to sit back and wait for the president to come to him and this is going to likely go to use your own phrase, brian, to the 11th
>> senator graham is pretty close to senator mcconnell and waited to see what mcconnell is up and close to the business community. they don't want to see problems with the debt ceiling. what we're watching right now is politico -- >> i can hear you. your microphone is back. please start again with the answer. forgive me. >> senator graham is gross to senator mcconnell so you can often read what mcconnell is doing by reading senator graham and mcconnell doesn't want to rupture...
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mitch mcconnell's number one job is to retain the majority in the senate. right now, and this is a fluid situation, we have not yet seen the resolution, it could change by the time it drops the floor tomorrow, right now, republicans believe it is in their political best interests to dispense with the trial as quickly as possible. certainly that's not what democrats want. democrats want what they call a fair trial, have folks like john bolton, maybe lev parnas, beyond that to have all the documents that the white house so far blocked, to have it introduced in a trial so the american people have a full picture of the president's behavior as relates to ukraine, chris. >> thanks so much. jonathan on the hill as well. joining me to talk about why this matters to you, anna palmer, co-author of the politico play book. peter baker, chief correspondent for "new york times," jeremy peters, political reporter with "new york times." here with me in studio. jeremy, what do you make of the change, midnight, 1:00 in the morning, obviously mitch mcconnell has a strategy he
mitch mcconnell's number one job is to retain the majority in the senate. right now, and this is a fluid situation, we have not yet seen the resolution, it could change by the time it drops the floor tomorrow, right now, republicans believe it is in their political best interests to dispense with the trial as quickly as possible. certainly that's not what democrats want. democrats want what they call a fair trial, have folks like john bolton, maybe lev parnas, beyond that to have all the...
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there's senator mcconnell. let's take a listen and see what he has to say. >> well, good afternoon, everyone. as i think you may have already heard, we are going to continue the discussions within our conference on the differences that we have that we will continue to try to litigate. consequently, we will not be on the bill this week but we are still working toward getting at least 50 people in a comfortable place. we are going down to the white house at 4:00. the president invited us to come down. the white house has been very much involved in these discussions. they are very anxious to help and we appreciate the invitation and i hope all of our members will head down. i think that will likely be the case. >> the schedule may have changed a little bit but one thing that hasn't changed, that is obamacare is collapsing. it is a failed system that needs to be replaced and we believe that the legislation that we are trying to get up on the senate floor and consider there will take america in a better direction. i
there's senator mcconnell. let's take a listen and see what he has to say. >> well, good afternoon, everyone. as i think you may have already heard, we are going to continue the discussions within our conference on the differences that we have that we will continue to try to litigate. consequently, we will not be on the bill this week but we are still working toward getting at least 50 people in a comfortable place. we are going down to the white house at 4:00. the president invited us to...
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can he pressure mitch mcconnell via twitter? >> i don't think he can pressure mitch mcconnell. i think a lot of these senators now, like i said, i thought about this with corker and tim scott last week. people by states that won by 20 points if mitch mcconnell can let the story come out and not really deny it, they feel safe in their positions. >> one of the limitations of trump is apparently his lack of interest in the finer points of policy. his lack of interest in sitting down and lashing out in a very nuanced way how legislation needs to take shape and work its way through the process. instead, he wants to fire bomb somebody on twitter and create all these distractions. perhaps throw a wrench on what is already in progress and he's not doing that behind the scenes policymaking. >> he continues to distract. i mean, besides, besides -- >> distraction and lack of attention. >> besides not getting into the policies. those working on policies. do you think anyone wants to deal with the fact that, well, sheriff arpaio, he'll be okay. >>> coming up, president trump is expected to
can he pressure mitch mcconnell via twitter? >> i don't think he can pressure mitch mcconnell. i think a lot of these senators now, like i said, i thought about this with corker and tim scott last week. people by states that won by 20 points if mitch mcconnell can let the story come out and not really deny it, they feel safe in their positions. >> one of the limitations of trump is apparently his lack of interest in the finer points of policy. his lack of interest in sitting down...
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that was -- that was mitch mcconnell. lindsey graham, you know, to read from him, he says, and i quote, if an opening comes in the last year of president trump's term in the primary process or process has started, we will wait until the next election and, so, i don't know. i think your wise words earlier in your program were really right. none of us know what's going to happen we know what should happen, resolutely, unequivocally. we know that this seat should not be filled until after the next presidential inauguration but i think you said it right where we just don't know and people who are trying to predict this, the question is really the levels of integrity of each and every senator, each and every republican colleague of mine who gives floor speech after floor speech to justify the blocking of merit garland, the denying barack obama of a choice, more than 250 i think between 250 and 300 days before the next election i heard their justifications on their floor. and, so, this is going to be a big test of integrity. an
that was -- that was mitch mcconnell. lindsey graham, you know, to read from him, he says, and i quote, if an opening comes in the last year of president trump's term in the primary process or process has started, we will wait until the next election and, so, i don't know. i think your wise words earlier in your program were really right. none of us know what's going to happen we know what should happen, resolutely, unequivocally. we know that this seat should not be filled until after the next...
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of ironic that a senator from the northeast takes care of my benefits better than someone like mitch mcconnell. so tell us your big idea for getting the whole country booking on choice hotels.com. four words, badda book. badda boom... let it sink in. shouldn't we say we have the lowest price? nope, dda book. badda boom. have you ever stayed with choice hotels? like at a comfort inn? yep. free waffles, can't go wrong. i like it. promote that guy. get the lowest price on our rooms, guaranteed. when you book direct at choicehotels.com. book now. whattwo servings of veggies? v8 or a powdered drink? ready, go. ahhhhhhhh! shake! shake! shake! shake! shake! done! you gotta shake it! i shake it! glad i had a v8. the original way to fuel your day. >>> we're back in mcdowell county. we were just talking about opioids. that is not something i should be very clear ask that is unique to mcdowell county. in fact, staten island, new york city where i live has seen an incries in opioid deaths. you served in the state senate for 32 years. >> i did. >> you're part of a lawsuit right now against the drug compani
of ironic that a senator from the northeast takes care of my benefits better than someone like mitch mcconnell. so tell us your big idea for getting the whole country booking on choice hotels.com. four words, badda book. badda boom... let it sink in. shouldn't we say we have the lowest price? nope, dda book. badda boom. have you ever stayed with choice hotels? like at a comfort inn? yep. free waffles, can't go wrong. i like it. promote that guy. get the lowest price on our rooms, guaranteed....
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mcconnell plans to rush this trial. you bet it. according to the resolution, mcconnell intends to cram 24 hours of arguments into two days. that's 12 hours a day per side here, rather than three days as was done during bill clinton's impeachment. while the time sergio garcia still fluid, opening arguments could conclude as early as this saturday which means that the vote on having witnesses testify under mcconnell's rules would come in the middle of next week. in another break with bres dent, the rules provided the evidence collected by the house won't be entered into the record until after that vote. in other words, until they do have a vote on whether to bring witnesses in. in a sharp rebuke to that idea by mcconnell, senate democratic leader chuck schumer said in a statement, senator mcconnell's resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace. mcconnell is saying he doesn't want to hear any of the existing evidence and he doesn't want to hear any new evidence. schumer is promising to force earlier votes right up front on whet
mcconnell plans to rush this trial. you bet it. according to the resolution, mcconnell intends to cram 24 hours of arguments into two days. that's 12 hours a day per side here, rather than three days as was done during bill clinton's impeachment. while the time sergio garcia still fluid, opening arguments could conclude as early as this saturday which means that the vote on having witnesses testify under mcconnell's rules would come in the middle of next week. in another break with bres dent,...
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mitch mcconnell doesn't care. mitch mcconnell isn't looking at his approval ratings in kentucky four years before he goes back and runs for re-election in a state in 2020 that he's been elected in, since the 1980s, since before donald trump even wrote "art of the deal," before donald trump even went bankrupt, before donald trump -- mitch mcconnell is going to be just fine, and that's what presidents, not just this president, he's the worst example of it but that's what presidents for 200 years have thought when they come to washington they think i figured out how to crack this code, i'm the smartest guy that's ever been in the white house before. i'm going to show everybody how it's done. >> right, but i think what -- >> and they've been beaten down and they learn, they learn that people like mitch mcconnell is going to wait him out because mitch is going to be in washington, d.c., a lot longer than donald trump is. ride it down. he will. >> yes, i think i totally agree on the history of it. obviously the example
mitch mcconnell doesn't care. mitch mcconnell isn't looking at his approval ratings in kentucky four years before he goes back and runs for re-election in a state in 2020 that he's been elected in, since the 1980s, since before donald trump even wrote "art of the deal," before donald trump even went bankrupt, before donald trump -- mitch mcconnell is going to be just fine, and that's what presidents, not just this president, he's the worst example of it but that's what presidents for...
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mitch mcconnell was corn erred and mitch mcconnell did not discuss it again tomorrow, as he promised. did not brig it up again. mitch mcconnell knew in that moment when he personally objected to making sure that military paychecks would be delivered during the shutdown that he was deciding to take republican ownership of stopping military paychecks. the democrats were unanimously ready to vote for the continuation of military paychecks and mitch mcconnell said, i object. mitch mcconnell was counting on most of the news media missing that moment on the senate floor or not understanding its significance or just forgetting about it as soon as donald trump started tweeting things like this the next morning. democrats are holding our military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. can't let that happen. that was the lie that the republicans of all ranks, from the president down, were trying to tell all weekend. because they're not to stick to a clear stick of talking points many in the media never recognized that mitch mcconnell personally prevented the continuati
mitch mcconnell was corn erred and mitch mcconnell did not discuss it again tomorrow, as he promised. did not brig it up again. mitch mcconnell knew in that moment when he personally objected to making sure that military paychecks would be delivered during the shutdown that he was deciding to take republican ownership of stopping military paychecks. the democrats were unanimously ready to vote for the continuation of military paychecks and mitch mcconnell said, i object. mitch mcconnell was...
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but that's not how mcconnell operates. if he wants his party to stick together, he's able to get his party to stick together. but this is making republicans extremely nervous and the democrats that i'm talking to, they are more motivated than i have ever seen them regarding this issue of the filibuster. they say they're more angry toward mcconnell than at any time in recent history, including during the kavanaugh debacle and merrick garland. i don't understand that. but that's the feeling around here. they think that mcconnell is further eroding the institution and creating a political process out of something that is usually used to make concession and is to get something out of it. but never used as complete political brinkmanship. that is what is extremely frustrating to the democrats. of course, democrats, they don't want to put a number on the debt, which is what they would have to do if it was done through reconciliation and they don't want to go through another vote-o-rama because they know they're going to have to
but that's not how mcconnell operates. if he wants his party to stick together, he's able to get his party to stick together. but this is making republicans extremely nervous and the democrats that i'm talking to, they are more motivated than i have ever seen them regarding this issue of the filibuster. they say they're more angry toward mcconnell than at any time in recent history, including during the kavanaugh debacle and merrick garland. i don't understand that. but that's the feeling...
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ever seen rand paul beat greyson in the primary and humiliated mitch mcconnell after mitch mcconnell went all greyson, mitch mcconnell has stayed closely to whatever the the base wants. it's outrageous but it's also predictable. this is simply who he is as a politician. >> so where do you think we go from here? what are the biden agenda priorities to rack up another whim? what is the thing you see in their legislative agenda where they can actually get a win on something? >> i guess today they got a win on the extra money for basic research, basically kind of on china. they got a win on that. they'll get sort of minor victories around the edges. you know, just because i still kind of believe in logic even after the last five years, i think logic hasn't completely evaporated and logically there should be support for infrastructure bills because members of congress like those, they like to be able to give these to the folks back home, so there ought to be bits ask -- and chunks of that to get through, but i'm not sure. i'm not sure right now. it looks like they won't do anything and ev
ever seen rand paul beat greyson in the primary and humiliated mitch mcconnell after mitch mcconnell went all greyson, mitch mcconnell has stayed closely to whatever the the base wants. it's outrageous but it's also predictable. this is simply who he is as a politician. >> so where do you think we go from here? what are the biden agenda priorities to rack up another whim? what is the thing you see in their legislative agenda where they can actually get a win on something? >> i guess...
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. >> right now the obstacle is mitch mcconnell. he has not brought it, he needs to call the senate back in. they need to vote on this. the president is behind this. we know the american people are demanding it. congress are behind it. mitch mcconnell who are in the pocket of the nra taking million of dollars of contributions and refusing to call it for a vote. when 90% of americans launch this. he refused to call it for a vote. who does he represent? he does not represent the american people. i think it is pathetic and we are seeing the american people suffering the toll of it. >> robyn, thank you for joining us again. it is not a good week that we are talking a few times a week but it looks like we are making progress. >> president trump's trade war with china is hitting the market hard this week. thanks to the renewed fear of china manipulating its currency and making its products cheaper than america. we'll break down how currency manipulation works and how it can affect you. >> you are watching "velshi & ruhle," live on msnbc.
. >> right now the obstacle is mitch mcconnell. he has not brought it, he needs to call the senate back in. they need to vote on this. the president is behind this. we know the american people are demanding it. congress are behind it. mitch mcconnell who are in the pocket of the nra taking million of dollars of contributions and refusing to call it for a vote. when 90% of americans launch this. he refused to call it for a vote. who does he represent? he does not represent the american...
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. >>> up next, a major standoff on the hill right now as the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell continues to pledge that republicans will not support raising the debt limit with the deadline just weeks away. you're watching "meet the press daily." i've spent centuries evolving with the world. some changes made me stronger. others, weaker. that's the nature of being the economy. i've observed investors navigating the unexpected, choosing assets to balance risk and reward. and i've seen how one element has secured their portfolios, time after time. gold. an element so agile and liquid. a proven protector. an ever-evolving enabler of bold decisions. an asset more relevant than ever before. gold. your strategic advantage. in the romo household we take things to the max oh yeah! honey, you still in bed? yep! bye! that's why we love skechers max cushioning footwear. they've maxed out the cushion for extreme comfort. it's like walking on clouds! big, comfy ones! oh yeah! if you're 55 and up, t- mobile has plans built just for you. whether you need a single line or lines for family memb
. >>> up next, a major standoff on the hill right now as the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell continues to pledge that republicans will not support raising the debt limit with the deadline just weeks away. you're watching "meet the press daily." i've spent centuries evolving with the world. some changes made me stronger. others, weaker. that's the nature of being the economy. i've observed investors navigating the unexpected, choosing assets to balance risk and...
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mcconnell is risk averse. he wants to, you know, send money shoring up seats they don't lose, plus trying to win back one of these seats. all they need is one. he has been -- mcconnell's aides kind of defended his comment about candidate quality, saying that this was aimed at donors to kind of encourage them to pony up in the homestretch here. >> now, of course, all republicans have to grapple with the ongoing fallout from the search of mar-a-lago by the fbi. correspondent for "the new york times," annie carney, thank you for being with us. we'll talk soon. >>> republican blazing campaign trails as potential rivals for donald trump in 2024. >>> more from president biden's primetime address on "morning joe," calling threats against government agencies following the fbi search of mar-a-lago. >>> plus, the latest on the doj investigation, including the developments from yesterday's special master hearing. >>> we've also got democratic senator kirsten gillibrand. she'll join the conversation. "morning joe" a few m
mcconnell is risk averse. he wants to, you know, send money shoring up seats they don't lose, plus trying to win back one of these seats. all they need is one. he has been -- mcconnell's aides kind of defended his comment about candidate quality, saying that this was aimed at donors to kind of encourage them to pony up in the homestretch here. >> now, of course, all republicans have to grapple with the ongoing fallout from the search of mar-a-lago by the fbi. correspondent for "the...
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this looks strong for mcconnell. he has already turned to fighting the general election campaign against alison grimes. on the other hand, matt bevin's not wrong that there's a level of mcconnell fatigue. he's deeply unpopular here. i think the question going into this general election is going to be are people more tired of senator mcconnell or more tired of president obama. that's really the fight we're going to see being played out here. >> it's interesting because there's a piece in the national journal that talks about the party in kentucky no longer really being the mcconnell party. how it's moving more towards rand paul. mcconnell really relying in a lot of ways on rand paul to shore up his party and inoculate him. to what extent do you think the people coming out today are rand paul type voters? would the rand paul voter in your estimation be a mcconnell voter? >> there definitely is a sense that mcconnell was almost hiding behind rand paul. i was down here earlier this year and saw them do an event together.
this looks strong for mcconnell. he has already turned to fighting the general election campaign against alison grimes. on the other hand, matt bevin's not wrong that there's a level of mcconnell fatigue. he's deeply unpopular here. i think the question going into this general election is going to be are people more tired of senator mcconnell or more tired of president obama. that's really the fight we're going to see being played out here. >> it's interesting because there's a piece in...
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>> then let's -- >> and mitch mcconnell, we know, i mean, mitch mcconnell does not let something get out there like that that he is happy there's impeachment unless he really believes that. >> that is a great point. >> is it mitch mcconnell's republican party? you know, or statistics marge re-taylor green who is the congresswoman from dalton, georgia that ascribes to a lot of qanon beliefs. >> that congresswoman from georgia, do you know why she's relevant, because we keep talking about her, we're not talking about all sorts of other freshman who were elected. kevin mccarthy did say that the president bears some responsibility. he is a person of influence within the republican party, and he was, before president trump took office. so yes, you've got guys like lee zelden who are still defending the president but don't we need to remember that none of us had ever heard the name lee zelden, no one who lives west of montauk, long island heard of lee zelden until president trump made him a name. aren't these people holding onto that moment of fame before they're knocked back into irreleva
>> then let's -- >> and mitch mcconnell, we know, i mean, mitch mcconnell does not let something get out there like that that he is happy there's impeachment unless he really believes that. >> that is a great point. >> is it mitch mcconnell's republican party? you know, or statistics marge re-taylor green who is the congresswoman from dalton, georgia that ascribes to a lot of qanon beliefs. >> that congresswoman from georgia, do you know why she's relevant, because...
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sam, let's talk about mcconnell for a second, too. one of the points democrats make when they say, hey, we should do this we should change the rules, we should do the opposite of what joe manchin is suggesting, they say, well, mitch mcconnell wouldn't hesitate for a second. now, that's not entirely the case. mcconnell insisted that the filibuster should remain in place for legislation when donald trump was president and was urging him to break the filibuster. but keeping the filibuster in place gave mcconnell the ability to say "no" to a republican president who many republicans in private thought was completely off the rails. do you think if mcconnell were in chuck schumer's shoes right now he would hesitate to change the rules around the filibuster? >> it's a complex question. i don't think mcconnell necessarily wants to change the rules around the filibuster, but it's not because he's an institutionalist, necessarily. it's because he looks at the long game and says his priorities, which are stacking the courts, passing tax cuts, ca
sam, let's talk about mcconnell for a second, too. one of the points democrats make when they say, hey, we should do this we should change the rules, we should do the opposite of what joe manchin is suggesting, they say, well, mitch mcconnell wouldn't hesitate for a second. now, that's not entirely the case. mcconnell insisted that the filibuster should remain in place for legislation when donald trump was president and was urging him to break the filibuster. but keeping the filibuster in place...
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>> well, i think mcconnell started it. and if he thinks trump's expectations are unrealistic, he ought to say that to the president privately. he doesn't need to get in a public disparaging match. >> virginia, it is very 2017 for our political analysis to be, well, mcconnell started it. i take his point. it depends how far you go. donald trump originally tweeted, the outdated filibuster rule must go. the budget reconciliation is killing rs in the senate. >> of course we want to make the a world wrestling federation thing. i think conservatives may be excited about it because they don't want to see more infighting. liberals are excited with this because we're waiting for the republicans to turn. we're on the edge and this is the word not being spoken is we have the impeachment fantasy. every time one of them makes a sound or casts a vote that looks anti-trump, everybody's heart starts to pound faster. maybe the leadership is turning. i'm not sure that's happening. i think mcconnell is looking out for his legacy and his way
>> well, i think mcconnell started it. and if he thinks trump's expectations are unrealistic, he ought to say that to the president privately. he doesn't need to get in a public disparaging match. >> virginia, it is very 2017 for our political analysis to be, well, mcconnell started it. i take his point. it depends how far you go. donald trump originally tweeted, the outdated filibuster rule must go. the budget reconciliation is killing rs in the senate. >> of course we want...
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i'm not surprised by mitch mcconnell. i will not be surprised by what senator lindsey graham will do in the future. he is the chair of the senate judiciary committee. i think you played at the beginning of the show or you have a clip of him telling jeffrey goldburg of the atlantic that he will not entertain a supreme court justice if it comes in an election year and he said keep the tape. we've got the tape and he's going to go -- he is going to go against his word. i guarantee you he will do that. >> yep. >> to continue on the conversation you were having with dahlia, democrats can't just threaten. they have to mean it. they have to mean it when they say we are going to get rid of the filibuster rule if you do this, that you are going to add supreme court seats or justices to the supreme court if you do this and i think there are a whole lot of other things that could be added to the threat list if republicans do what i think we all see them going to do because we know this. republicans care. if there's one thing they tr
i'm not surprised by mitch mcconnell. i will not be surprised by what senator lindsey graham will do in the future. he is the chair of the senate judiciary committee. i think you played at the beginning of the show or you have a clip of him telling jeffrey goldburg of the atlantic that he will not entertain a supreme court justice if it comes in an election year and he said keep the tape. we've got the tape and he's going to go -- he is going to go against his word. i guarantee you he will do...